Volume 46, Issue 12 e16789
REVIEW ARTICLE

Structure and biomedical applications of bioactive polyphenols from food and fruits

Yuyin Chang

Yuyin Chang

China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China

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Fei He

Corresponding Author

Fei He

Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, PR China

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Tianfu Wang, China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201306, PR China.

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Fei He and Haji Akber Aisa, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, PR China.

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Tianfu Wang

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Tianfu Wang

China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China

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Tianfu Wang, China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201306, PR China.

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Fei He and Haji Akber Aisa, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, PR China.

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Haji Akber Aisa

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Haji Akber Aisa

Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, PR China

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Tianfu Wang, China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201306, PR China.

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Fei He and Haji Akber Aisa, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, PR China.

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First published: 09 June 2022
Citations: 5

Abstract

Polyphenols, a class of bioactive compounds existing in food and fruit, play an essential role in anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, anticancer, anti-atherosclerosis, and antiaging by scavenging free radicals, regulating cellular redox potential, signaling pathways, and so on. Due to the low bioavailability/high activity paradox, the functional mechanism of polyphenols in biomedicine has attracted widespread attention. This review summarizes polyphenols (especially quercetin) chemical structure and bioactive mechanism (signaling pathways, enzyme activity, cell redox potential, and gene expression) to show in-depth biomedical functional mechanisms for the control of chronic heath diseases such as oxidation, inflammation, cancer, atherosclerosis, and aging. This study can deepen the understanding of polyphenols' effects on human health.

Novelty impact statement

  • Providing another perspective for the comprehensive reuse of polyphenols in food and fruit.
  • Summarizing the polyphenols in biomedical research progress of function mechanism.
  • Deeping the understanding of the effects of polyphenols on human health.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors have declared no conflicts of interest for this article.

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